[Eagle of Liberty]

“The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts and excises, to pay the debts and provide for the common defense and general welfare of the United States; but all duties, imposts and excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;

Two things that I see:

1. It says Congress has the power to collect taxes, duties, imposts AND excises. These are synonyms of the word TAX and make it so general as to cover many ways that the Government can collect money.

2. It does not limit taxes to duties, imposts, or excises. Otherwise, the Income Tax would be Unconstitutional. Got a recent Judicial ruling calling the Income Tax Unconstitutional? What about Property Tax? What about the stupid obsolete Phone Tax that still exists? That one covered by the Constitution? Luxury Tax? Death Tax?

[FreedomCalls]

It does not limit taxes to duties, imposts, or excises. Otherwise, the Income Tax would be Unconstitutional.

The 16th Amendment fixed that and added income taxes to those allowed.

What about Property Tax?

There are no federal property taxes.

What about the stupid obsolete Phone Tax that still exists? That one covered by the Constitution?

That's an excise tax.